how to pronounce levee

/ˈlɛviː/

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levee is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of levee in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… levees the valley park levee was stood …”

meanings of levee

noun:

The act of rising; getting up, especially in the morning after rest.
An embankment to prevent inundation; as, the levees along the Mississippi.
The border of an irrigated field.
A reception of visitors held after getting up.
The steep bank of a river.
A pier or other landing place on a river.
A formal reception, especially one given by royalty or other leaders.

verb:

To attend the levee or levees of.
To keep within a channel by means of levees.

levee frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word levee occurs in english on average 0.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.